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No. 1 Blinn dominates Cisco: BRENHAM -- Top-ranked Blinn hammered Cisco College 84-13 on Saturday in the Buccaneers' homecoming game at Spencer Stadium.

The Bucs scored seven touchdowns in the first half and five in the second half. Blinn secured home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs, which will be played Nov. 7.

Blinn concludes the regular season against No. 2 Navarro at 3 p.m. Saturday in Corsicana.

CROSS COUNTRY

Rudder girls heading to regionals: CAMERON -- The Rudder girls cross country team became the first program to qualify for postseason play by finishing third Saturday at the District 24-3A meet.

Rudder's Shelby Christen placed fifth in 13 minutes, 22 seconds, followed by Haley Paker in seventh (13:43), Brittany Rogers in 10th (14:01), Sarah Coe in 22nd (15:05) and Belen Olivo in 28th (15:46) as the Lady Rangers claimed the district's final berth to the Class 3A Region III meet.

Rudder's boys finished fourth with Tim Deahl placing eighth (18:33) to qualify individually for regionals. Also for Rudder, Marquis Taylor placed 16th (19:38), Alvon Mason 18th (19:41), Joel Hoffman 20th (19:55) and Montavius Harrell 21st (20:03).

Cameron's girls and Taylor's boys won the team titles.

In the JV meet, Rudder's boys and girls each placed second as a team.

Rudder will compete in the Region III meet on Nov. 7 in Humble.

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Consol girls win Invitational: MAGNOLIA -- A&M Consolidated's girls cross country team placed four runners in the Top 10 and won the team title at the Magnolia Invitational on Friday.

Consol's Karis Jochen placed second individually in 11 minutes, 53 seconds, followed by teammates Sally Hays (fifth, 12:05), Katy Williams (eighth, 12:16) and Jordan Bettiol (10th, 12:21). Consol's Chaiss Matthews was 13th (12:22), Amy Bingaman 20th (12:27), Kristen Bettiol 21st (12:28) and Anikka Lekven 25th (12:34).

Consol's JV finished second in its division. Consol's Sadie Garza finished fourth (13:04), followed by Chanler Havel (fifth, 13:08), Taylor McGinnes (ninth, 13:17) and Lindsay Berry (10th, 13:20.)

Consol will compete in the District 12-5A meet Friday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

-- Eagle staff reports